Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024207
Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19.6, Problem 1MC
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To determine:

The reason that researchers collect DNA from permafrost.

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The cold temperatures are necessary for the preservation of DNA in order to slow or stop their process of decaying.

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Biology: Concepts and Investigations

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